Ukusuka eTropiki ukuya e-Atlantic

Ukufiphala Okumibalabala kwango-Okthoba
Ingxenye 1: Ukusuka Ezindaweni Ezishisayo Kuya Ogwini Lwe-Atlantic

nguMark J. Spalding

Ikwindla inkathi ematasatasa uma kuziwa ezingqungqutheleni nemihlangano, kanti no-Okthoba naye ubenjalo.

Ngibhalela wena ngise-Loreto, BCS, Mexico, lapho siqhuba khona izigcawu zokucobelelana ngolwazi ukuze sisekele indawo entsha evikelwe endaweni enamanzi eduze ne-Loreto National Marine Park, isizinda samagugu omhlaba. Yithuba lokuqala engibe nalo lokubheka emuva emasontweni ambalwa edlule. Ngandlela thize, singabilisa uhambo lwami phansi "Ocean fundamentals."  Alukho uhambo olwalumayelana ne-megafauna enkulu, kodwa lonke uhambo lwami lwalumayelana namathuba okuthuthukisa ubuhlobo bomuntu nolwandle.

Ngaqala u-Okthoba ngohambo oluya eCosta Rica, lapho ngachitha khona izinsuku ezimbalwa enhloko-dolobha iSan Jose. Sahlangana ukuze sikhulume ngokusimama kanye nentuthuko enobungane obuluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka ezingeni layo lendawo—indawo yokungcebeleka eyodwa ehlongozwayo endaweni enhle emaphethelweni olwandle. Sikhulume ngamanzi namanzi angcolile, mayelana nokuhlinzekwa kokudla kanye nokwenza umquba, mayelana nomoya ohelezayo kanye nokukhuphuka kweziphepho, ngezindlela zokuhamba, izindlela zamabhayisikili, nezindlela zokushayela. Kusukela ekufakeni amapayipi amanzi kuya ekufuleleni kuya ezinhlelweni zokuqeqesha, sikhulume ngezindlela ezingcono kakhulu zokuthuthukisa indawo yokungcebeleka enikeza izinzuzo zangempela emiphakathini eseduze kanye nezivakashi ngokwazo. Sazibuza kanjani ukuthi izivakashi zingakhululeka kanjani ebuhleni bolwandle futhi ziqaphele indawo ezikuyo ngesikhathi esifanayo?

Lo mbuzo ubalulekile njengoba silinganisa izinketho zokuthuthukisa amathuba omnotho emazweni aseziqhingini, silwela ukufundisa izivakashi mayelana nemithombo yemvelo eyingqayizivele yendawo, futhi sisebenzela ukuqinisekisa ukuthi isakhiwo esisha sitholakala kalula emhlabeni ngangokunokwenzeka—futhi kalula nje endaweni. nolwandle. Ngeke sikuzibe ukuphakama kwezinga lolwandle. Ngeke sikuzibe ukuqubuka kwesiphepho—kanye nalokho esiyiswa olwandle. Asikwazi ukwenza sengathi umthombo wamandla ethu noma indawo lapho silahlwa khona imfucuza—amanzi, udoti, nokunye—ayibalulekile njengokubuka endaweni yokudlela eseduze nolwandle. Ngenhlanhla, bayanda abantu abazinikele abakuqondayo lokho kuwo wonke amazinga—futhi sidinga abanye abaningi.

Ngokudabukisayo, ngenkathi ngiseCosta Rica, sezwa ukuthi uchungechunge lwezivumelwano uhulumeni afinyelela kuzo nemboni yokudoba ngaphandle kweminyango evaliwe zazizokwenza buthaka kakhulu ukuvikelwa koshaka. Ngakho, thina, kanye nozakwethu, sinomsebenzi omningi okufanele siwenze. Ukuchaza iqhawe lasolwandle uPeter Douglas, “Ulwandle alulokothi lusindiswe; lihlezi lisindiswa.” 

Izithombe "zendawo eyodwa ehlongozwayo" ebizwa ngokuthi iTropicalia, ezokwakhiwa eDominican Republic.